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The Battle of
Gettysburg Fought Wed., Thur., Friday, July 1,2,3, 1863
Compiled by Rev. B.E. Brown July 1913 for Mrs. E.L. Brown after his attendance of The
Gettysburg Reunion of Veterans who wore the Gray and the Blue.

Pages 2-3
Photocopy of map
of the Battlefield titled Late Confed Attack. July 1st

Statistics,
Federal Confederate, and Total Casualties of the Battle with a list
of Losses by States and Points on the Field where the Principal
Fighting Occurred in the order of Its Severity

[Note all of
this appears clipped from a book or program] North Carolina had
3286 killed and wounded and 718 missing

Pages 4-5
Page 4 is a
detailed description and page five has photos with captions.

First Day’s
Battle

The battle
opened at seven a.m. July 1 when Archer’s Bridgade of Heth’s
Division of Hill’s Corps, coming down the Chamberburg Pike from the
northwest encountered Buford’s Cavalry two miles from the city.
Archer crossed Willowsby’s Run and advanced through the woods to the
right of the road. General Reynolds came up about 9 am and the
Wisconsin brigade of Meredith attacked Archer in McPherson’s woods
and captured him and 75 of his men. Davis’ Miss. Brigade advanced
to the left of the road along the railroad cut, in which 300 of its
men were captured. At 10 a.m. Gen. Reynolds at the edge of
McPherson’s Woods was shot through the head and killed by a
sharpshooter of Archer’s Tenn. Brigade. The whole of the federal
first corps reached the field by 2 p.m. and was extended to the
right and Hill’s whole corps coming up was pushed forward towards
Seminary Ridge. Rode’s division of Ewell’s Corp came up at this hour
down the Carlisle Road and down Mammasburg Road came Daniel’s
Iverson’s and Ramseur’s NC brigades and Dole’s Georgians and
O’Neal’s Ala. Brigade. The Federal 11th corps came down the
Emmitsburg Road and was aligned along the extreme right of the
federal line. Soon down the Harrisburg Road came Early’s four
Brigades --Hay’s La., Smiths Va., Avery’s NC, and Gordon’s
Georgians—and attacked the left of the 11th and the 1st corps on the
Mummasburg Road. At four p.m. the entire confederate line advanced
sweeping everything before them.

The whole
Federal line broke in panic from Seminary Ridge round to the
Harrisburg Road, and fell back in wild confusion through the city to
Cemetery Hill and Ridge beyond the city, pursued by the victorious
Confederates. 20 guns and thousands of prisoners were captured.
Gordon’s Brigade was pressing on to take E. Cemetery Hill, and had
it done so, the battle of Gettysburg would have ended there with a
Confederate victory, but he was recalled. No further move was made
by either army till 3 p.m. next day. Gen. Lee reached the field just
as the pursuit of the Federals ceded and commanded Gen. Ewell to
press on if he thought best, but Ewell decided not to do so. But he
could have occupied Culp’s Hill without opposition, certainly, and
his failure to do was a lost opportunity which virtually decided the
fate of the Confederacy even if it was not best to attack E.
Cemetery Hill, as some still contend.

2. RR
near where Mr. Felton’s of 4th NC captured Yankees. He captured 32
Yankees by himself alone in this rr cut July 1 5 p.m.

3.
Marker of Daniel’s Brigade near Chambersburg Pike.

4.
Marker of Scales Brigade near Mummasburg Road

5.
Marker of O’Neal’s Ala Brigade near Carlisle Road

Pages 12-13
Second Day
Battle

The Federal line
now extended from Culp’s Hill on the right to Devil’s Den on the
left, along the elevation called Cemetery Ridge. Longstreet having
come up with part of his corps during the night of the first was
ordered to attack early next day, but did not till 3:30 p.m. Lee’s
plan was a simultaneous attack “in echelon” all along the line, but
his line being over six miles long, it was impossible to obtain
unity of action. Sickles advanced his brigade to the Emmitsburg Road
with advanced angle at Peach Orchard. The battle began with advance
of Law’s Ala. Brigade of Hood’s Division on Little Round Top on the
extreme right. Gen. Warren saw the importance of this position and
had it occupied by 140 NY and Vincent’s Vermont Brigade 10 minutes
before Confederates reached the top and Hood’s attack was repulsed
on their left, the Texas Brigade took Devil’s Den and captured
three guns. The attack on Sickles line at the Peach Orchard by
Kershaw’s SC Brigade Benning’s Ga. Anderson’s Ga., Semmes Ga,
Woffords’ Ga. Burkdales’ Miss, and Wilcox Ala. Finally drove back
the Federal line across the wheat field nearly a mile to the
position straight from cemetery ridge to Round Top. Perry’s Florida
and Wrights G. charged from the Emmitsburg Road to the Federal past
position, but bring un supported fell back. No advance was made by
troops of Perder Division to their left. Gen. Pender being shot just
as he was ordering an advance Just at dusk. Hay’s La. And Hoke’s NC
of Early’s division attacked E. Cemetery Hill and captured the guns
upon it, but being unsupported fell back to the town. After dark
Jonson’ Division attacked Culps Hill Stewart’s Brigade occupying a
part of the Federal line. Skirmishers went entirely to the Federal
reserves artillery and wagon train on the Baltimore Pike, but in the
darkness did not appreciate the opportunity within their grasp. At
no time did the Confederate attack become simultaneous at any two
points and Federal reinforcements were moved easily to any point to
meet an attack. At different times, Wilcox Barksdale, Wright, Hays
and Hoke, and Johnson’s Division of their respective points of
attack took the Federal line, capturing many guns, which they each
time were obliged to abandon for lack of support. Gen. Barksdale,
Pender, Avery, Semmes, were killed, and Gen. Hood, Hill, Anderson,
Posey, and Fry were wounded. Gens. Cross, Zook, Willard, Weed,
Vincent Merwin, Hazlett were killed, and Gen. Sickles lost his leg.

Page 13
Plum Run across
which Law’s Ala Brigade advanced to the attack of Little Round Top.

Page 14
Little Round Top
from Devil’s Den 68 Confederate sharpshooters were found dead behind
these rock. They killed two federal generals on the hill top one
mile away

Page 22 Rock
Creek, Base of Culp’s Hill across which Johnson’ Division advanced
to the assault. Woods on East face of Culp’s Hill a nephew of Culp
who owned this hill went to Louisiana before the war and in Nicholl’s La brigade was killed on his uncle’s property.

Page 25 (caption
is written but photo is missing)
Monument to 1st
confederate Maryland Regiment Steurt’s brigade Only confederate
monument on field. A lady got out of an automobile and stuck in the
ground the flag shown in the picture July 1, 1913. Next day it was
gone.

Spangler’ s
spring, foot of Culp’s Hill good and cold water used by both sides
during Battle.

Page 26Capt. Lee
1st SC Reg taken in Zeigler’s Groove July 1, 1913

Page 27Federal
Veterans on Baltimore Street July 2, 1913.

Contraband of
War one of these Negroes said he belonged to man in Norfolk and the
other to one in Wayne Co. both ran away to enlist in the Federal
army They now live now in Philadelphia.

Page 28 Federal
Veterans in Public square June 30,1913.

Page 29 Gen.
Meade’s Headquarters

Page 30
Third Days Fight

At daybreak the
Federals made a determined attack on the line held by Steurts
Brigade in Culp’s Hill and finally about noon Johnson withdrew all
his division to the line of Rock Creek. The position was then this:
The confederate had failed to gain a single point of the federal
line as taken up during the night of July 1 extending from Culp’s
Hill to Round Top. The desperate fighting which drove Sickles back
from the Peach orchard and wheat field merely restored the original
Federal line, and made it stronger and shorter. All Lee’s efforts to
gain a foothold on Round Top Cemetery Ridge, E. Cemetery Hill and
Culp’s Hill had failed. The whole 12th corps of the federal army had
not even been engaged. But on the other hand, the Federals had lost
more than the confederates they had been badly defeated one day and
a large portion of their line driven more than a mile the next day
and their morale was necessarily shaken. Besides this, Gen.Pickett’s
division of Longstreet’s corps 4000 men, had not been engaged. Gen.
Longstreet proposes to Gen. Lee to withdraw from “ this Hell hole”
as he called it, March around the Federal left between him and
Washington, and force him to attack on more favorable ground. Gen.
Lee however, thought that it would be possible for him to crush the
Federal center on Cemetery Ridge so at 2 P M he began a terrific
artillery fire on that point and continued it for two hours Then he
ordered forward Pickett’s and Heth’s Division to charge the lines
making for the umbrella shaped clump of trees. Meade anticipated
this attack and massed men and guns at the threatened point
sufficient resisted a much stronger force than the one Lee launched
against his. The charge was made by Kemper;s Garnet’s and
Armistead’s Brigade of Pickett’s division Archer’s Davis’
Pettigrew’s and Brockenbrough’s brigade of Heth’s division. Now
under Pettigrew as Heths was wounded July 1and Lane’s and Scales
Brigades of Pender’s Division. The movement had no chance of
success. Some hundred’s of Armistead Brigade passed over the stone
wall behind Gen. Armistead who was killed near Cushing’s Battery.
Stannards’ Iron Brigade wheeled and took Pickett in the flank. Some
of Pettigrew’s men passed the angle of the wall and reached the
other wall some distance further back. The other troops in the
movement either fell back or surrendered. This closed the battle for
a useless charge of Farnsworth cavalry on Law’s Alabamians at the
foot of Round Top in which all his men were captured and Farnsworth
committed suicide.

Page 31
Confederate artillery on Seminary Ridge

Page 32 Marker
of Pettigrew’s Brigade on Seminary Ridge on point from whence it
advanced in famous charge.

Marker of
Archer’s Tenn Brigade on Seminary Ridge on point from whence it
advanced in famous charge

Judge Jus A Fite,
of Lebanon Tenn, Major of 7 Tenn. Regiment was wounded and captured
at the stone wall. He went through the Holy Land past year with me
aged 82.

Page 33Codori
House on Emmitsburg Road Around which Pickett’s men passed on their
way forward.

Federal Cannon
on Cemetery Ridge.

Page 34Clump of
trees at High Water Mark, from Emmitsburg Road

Angle of the
Stone Wall passed by Pettigrew’s men.

Page 35Where
Gen. Armistead Fell.

Federal Veterans
at Gen. Armistead’s monument July 2, 1913.

Page 36
Cushing’s battery at the Angle

Federal and
Confederate veterans at High Water Mark

Page 37 Monument
at High Water Mark. High Water Mark so called because the
Confederacy reached there its highest point of offensive warfare.

Confederate
Veterans at monument.

Page 38A North
Carolina 11th reg. and a Penn. Federal. Both one armed.

A Va.
Confederate telling Yankees how it happened.

Page 39 High
water Mark

Page 40Two
Yankees and One Confederate at High Water Mark

Page 41
Pennsylvania State memorial cemetery ridge

US monument
Regulars Cemetery Ridge

Page 42On
the field Fifty Years after July 1,2,3 1913

The US
Government and the State of Pennsylvania invited all veterans of the
Union and Confederate armies to meet on the Field of Gettysburg on
the Fiftieth anniversary of the Battle. Eight thousand tents were
pitched in the valley between cemetery and seminary ridges and
preparations made to care for all necessary wants of 40,000 men. US
Army cooks were ready for duty cots, blankets, cups, plates, spoons,
knives and forks wash basins and lanterns were issued from the US
Commissary and hydrants flowing ice water were placed at convenient
intervals through the camp. Quite 40,000 veterans duly met, and
participated in an event more remarkable than the battle they
commemorated for great battles have often happened but such a
celebration never happened before in the world.

S.S. Nash and
J.A, Whitely 55th NC Davis brigade J.A. Whitely now of Bethel NC
put his hand on the stone wall beyond the angle these going further
into the enemy’s territory than other men at Gettysburg, July 3,
1863.

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